U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin unveiled a far-reaching plan last week to reform the nation’s housing finance system—including the troubled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—and reduce the federal government’s role in the housing market. Over the past 10 years, Fannie … Continue reading Trump administration seeks to overhaul Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
The Mississippi Supreme Court rejected arguments last week that taxpayer funding of charter schools violates the state’s constitution—a win for proponents of school choice. “This ruling is a major victory for parents who simply want what every parent wants: the … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center loses in court, fails to defund charter schools
The League of Women Voters (LWV) is the latest activist group to join a growing campaign on the left to overhaul the nation’s redistricting systems in an effort to combat partisan gerrymandering in the states, even as some say the … Continue reading Democratic groups work to oppose gerrymandering
A federal judge ruled the government’s Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB), a watchlist of more than one million known or suspected terrorists that includes only about 4,600 U.S. citizens violates the constitutional rights of those included in it. Judge Anthony J. … Continue reading Federal judge rules terror watchlist unconstitutional
San Francisco’s all-Democrat Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to label the National Rifle Association (NRA) a “domestic terrorist organization,” and urged other cities, states, and the federal government to do the same. According to the FBI, domestic terrorism is “perpetrated by individuals and/or groups … Continue reading San Francisco resolution labels NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization’
WASHINGTON—Arguing that “judicial independence is under assault,” all 53 Republican U.S. senators have signed a letter to the Supreme Court criticizing five Democratic senators for, in their view, “openly” threatening the court with “political retribution” if it fails to embrace … Continue reading All GOP senators rebuke 5 Democrats for assault on judicial independence
Colorado voters will have an opportunity in 2020 to withdraw their state’s ratification of a plan that will guarantee that the winner of the national popular vote in future presidential elections becomes president of the United States. The office of … Continue reading Colorado voters may exit from national popular vote compact
In a politically charged case, a California state appeals court tossed the single remaining conviction against an illegal alien who was found not guilty of a murder charge four years ago for shooting a random woman at a San Francisco tourist … Continue reading California appeals court throws out firearms conviction of Steinle killer
An arm of the Democratic National Committee is cracking down on activist groups within the party for allegedly duplicating efforts and poaching donors. Those faithful to the DNC have complained for years that the groups have been competing with and … Continue reading DNC arm cracks down on activist offshoots
Former President Barack Obama launched a new campaign Aug. 26 called “Redistricting U” to combat partisan gerrymandering in key battleground states that Democrats hope to win in the 2020 presidential election and beyond. Redistricting U will provide free training for volunteers … Continue reading Obama opens Redistricting U with an eye on winning future elections
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is suing the Trump administration on behalf of immigration detainees that the organization claims are being subjected to conditions equivalent to “torture,” in facilities where they are allegedly denied proper medical care and disability accommodations. … Continue reading Southern Poverty Law Center sues over immigration detentions
Leftists are fond of summoning the magic of euphemism to make the social problems they create go away. Like the editors of the Newspeak Dictionary in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, these social engineers define out of existence the atrocities that necessarily grow out … Continue reading Making the term ‘illegal aliens’ disappear: Meet the Castro brothers – the Democrats’ new Thought Police
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that Electoral College members are free to vote for the presidential candidate they choose and can’t be bound by the popular vote in their respective states. Some states have laws that … Continue reading Court decides Electoral College members not bound by election results
A Santa Barbara City College academic whom radical activists attempted to intimidate by heckling and booing when she spoke out against the board’s ban on reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during meetings is suing the California school for denying her free speech rights. … Continue reading Heckled when she spoke out for Pledge of Allegiance, academic sues
A federal judge in Kansas who formerly worked for an open-borders group and whose sister currently heads one of the nation’s leading open-borders groups has struck down a federal law that prevents people from “encouraging” or “inducing” illegal immigration, finding … Continue reading Judge strikes down law that penalizes ‘inducing’ illegal immigration
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals halted the expanding reach of nondiscrimination laws last week by ruling that Christian videographers in Minnesota who believe in traditional marriage can’t be compelled under the state’s aggressive human rights law to produce videos … Continue reading Court finds for Christian videographers in same-sex wedding case
WASHINGTON—Immigration watchdog groups are applauding a regulatory overhaul by the Trump administration that aims to restore order to the southern border by detaining migrant families and children beyond the current 20-day limit to allow immigration court proceedings to be completed. The … Continue reading New rule aims to close illegal immigration loophole
President Trump went after purported congressional watchdog Elijah Cummings recently, slamming the Democrat congressman for failing to improve his troubled Baltimore, Maryland, district despite the inflow of billions of dollars in federal aid during and in the years leading up … Continue reading Question to Cummings: Where did the billions in missing federal money go? Why Trump was right to ask
The Trump administration is trying to repair relations with Farm Belt producers of ethanol and its main feedstock, corn, after a policy change allowing nearly a quarter of the nation’s oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline has been … Continue reading Giving ethanol exemptions requires repairing farm belt relations
WASHINGTON—The People’s Republic of China and other hostile powers are exploiting the United States’ international student visa policies to conduct industrial and military espionage against U.S. targets, according to a panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington on … Continue reading US student visa policies encourage Chinese spying, expert says